for the sake of the individual’s place in the whole, as well as the health of the whole.

And the questions continue:

how can we save this life on Earth?

how can we care for this life inside each one of us?

how can we cultivate a new culture of peace together worldwide,

with the purpose of changing the beating drums of war and destruction,

accumulation and domination,

into gardens of children playing safely together,

families growing foods together,

simply living with new choices that change clean to green and fear to happiness

one person, one heart, one soul, one spirit,

one baby, child, person, plant, animal, mineral, tree…..one every living thing at a time.

The imprint in my soul and inner disposition is to hold open this space for living wisdom, radiating love, genuine interest, growing gardens together, dancing under the stars, meditating with the rising sun, asking questions of care regardless of time, and places and spaces to live and grow. A space held open where we can care together, share solutions, creating one more variation of the sense of belonging together on Earth. Each time wondering how to reach another and another and more and more so we can unite in common interest to overcome disinterest, disrespect, power, apathy and the human cries for help.

I’m stricken by the pain of senseless deaths, destroying of the oceans and forests, chemicals streaming into the air and seeping into the Earth’s soils. It is time for the money and power to take the back seats. And everyday people to arise.

The stage is set for those who want to play a part in this newly arising soul culture of peace, not only by stopping what takes away, but also by strengthening the tilling of the soils of hearts and souls, so new seeds can be planted again and now, new seeds of intention to think about each and every choice we make.

Imagine if all of us planted one new seed of intention each day…imagine how many flowers would blossom around the world where war torn, starvation and poverty take life away. How do we stop the deadening? By changing our priorities and planting continuous new seeds of good and pure intention to grow sweetness and strength. We can’t change greed, but we can change ourselves and we can garden a new world culture of peace into being, together one commitment at a time.

And here’s the truth, we only have so much time together to live this life on purpose–a purpose with real reasons. So I and we begin, or really for us, continue with one more voice, one more new seed planted, but not in vain. Only staying true to love. Staying true to living wisdom and kindness in order to tend the visible and the invisible, and that which is not seen by the human eyes but just as valuable. So tending and loving and carrying on we must, no matter what. Planting visible and invisible gardens of peace must continue, for they all contribute to the infinite world of possibilities, to the living streams of life and to the quintessential energy of love. Regardless of how many days we have to live our lives on purpose for real reasons, each one matters. Each person, each plant and flower and animal, all of life and the living, the whole world of human beings, simply and deeply matter. We have the resources, we have the time, we have everything we need to help one another, we just need to say it’s time. And, no matter the year or epoch or era, it’s always time to be there for each other and for this beautiful life.

I love to imagine its all for love. But I’ve come to midwife and expand the mosaic to include so much more. I know it all so deeply matters because we are all called, whether we hear it or not, daily to be part of this large magnanimous birthing process of new breaths, new babies, new imaginations, new sprouting seeds, new friendships, new thoughts, new everything that sprouts to life or continues to live.

It’s time to clear the desks, clear the minds, prepare the hearts to garden, to sing, to care, to think deeply, plan and organize, and, to be simply beautiful, human, and conscious. Everything we do matters. Each moment matters. And the beauty is we have so many breaths in a day to try. So many steps in a day to dance. So many moments in a day to care and share, and matter and make a difference to one person smiling or touching their hand, by seeing and looking, by noticing and participating, helping, in all the simply complex, yet simple human moments of need and celebration.

We are the salt and dust of the Earth, and, we are the sparkling of the sun, the moon and the stars. Life is time and timeless, finite and infinite. We have the “right” to live our lives for ourselves, but ready or not, we are all part of this pulsing Earth and gorgeous universe and this gift of life given to us, needs our attention now more than ever. And my soul’s song each morning sings, it’s time again, to notice right here, right now; to awaken to what’s happening around us; to remember history, and to willingly be present to midwive, care, nuture, know, love, and sustain, this never-ending newly born, incoming beautiful life. It’s simply time.